Find Subtitles for Movies and Shows at AnySubs

Don't let a lack of subtitles detract from your enjoyment of a movie or television show. Visit AnySubs and grab a set of subtitles.

The most obvious reason for using subtitles is understanding a movie or show filmed in a language you don't speak. Another great use is for understanding soft spoken dialogue without having to crank up the volume—I discovered the value of this while trying to watch LOST without the shifts from soft whispering to giant explosions waking up the entire house.

Anysubs catalogs subtitles in multiple languages for popular movies and television shows. You can use the service for free without registration—which is only required for uploading subtitles, not downloading them.

If you'd like to permanently embed subtitles into a movie you can use previously reviewed DivXLand Media Subtitler to so do and for more information about subtitles and applications you can use to work with subtitles, check out how to add subtitles to any movie or television show.

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Create a Secure Password with an MP3 or Web Site

The CyberNet News blog posts an interesting take on creating secure passwords you can actually remember, or at least remember how to retrieve—by posting a favorite web site, or an MP3 file, into an MD5 hash generator.

CyberNet splits up the method into two different takes, both utilizing the MD5 codes normally used to verify a downloaded file's integrity. Entering a favorite, or, more securely, strange and unique web site into an online MD5 hash generator gives you a seriously long string of characters, uniquely linked to that URL. Grab the first eight characters from the string, and you've got a fairly unique password to use. Using this method for every site isn't advisable, though, as anyone who figures out your methodology can grab all your passwords. Combine it with Gina's method of a secure password plus a unique suffix, though, and you've got a system that only mind-readers could really crack.

A second technique uses the same MD5 hash characters, but uses an MP3 file as its unique generator. Assuming very few people know of your secret love for Starship, it's also a fairly safe way to get a secure password, but also have a backup means of retrieving it. Hit the link for details and step-by-step tips on both methods.

How to Remember Secure Passwords Without Writing Them Down [CyberNet News]

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Roll Your Own TV Guide With FreeGuide

There are plenty of online TV listing services that detail what programs are showing in your area. Then again, you probably don't care what's on every single channel. Create a personalized TV guide with FreeGuide and skip The Flossing Network.
FreeGuide grabs data on only the channels you're interested in and displays them in a list or grid format. You enter your region, ZIP code, and time zone while setting up the software, as well as whether you'll be using a free or paid channel listing guide, and FreeGuide sets up your personalized listing window. You can search for shows by channel, time, title, or sub-title, and highlight favorites so you can find them quickly in listings in the future.
FreeGuide is available as a free download for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It requires at least the Java 2 Runtime Environment v1.6 or higher to work, and Mac users will also need to grab XMLTV

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The Mac Lover's Bedroom

Putting your workspace in your bedroom is a gamble. Do it poorly and you invite a clutter magnet into your sleeping space. Do it well, and you can put your bedroom's extra space to stylish, productive use.
Today's featured workspace pulls off the office-as-bedroom tact without introducing clutter or bulk into the bedroom. Tucked neatly in the corner and with dual monitors to boot, reader ryopang can get work done in style in his bedroom office. You can click on the picture above for a closer look or the pictures in the gallery below.

iTiVo Downloads Shows to Your Mac for On-the-Go Viewing

Mac OS X: If you like to watch shows from your TiVo with a handheld device—like an iPhone or PSP—when you're on the go, free, open-source application iTiVo converts them to a portable format with a few simple clicks.
iTiVo connects over your wireless network to your Series 2, Series, 3, or TiVoHD DVR and collects information on shows stored on the device's hard drive. iTiVo will let you know what non-copyrighted shows can be transfered to your Mac, along with episode and files-size information. Queue up the items you want to transfer, and iTiVo takes care of the rest.
This free, open source application converts shows to MPEG-2, MPEG-1, H.264, or decrypt-only, so you can play them right on your iPhone, iPod, or PSP. You can even plunk the files onto your Apple TV, Xbox 360, or Playstation 3.
You can schedule iTiVo to perform regular downloads, and likewise schedule it to perform an iTunes sync with a connected device. The tool also has optional commercial removal and supports subtitles for closed captioning data, so if you're a Mac user with a TiVo, downloading this one is a no-brainer.

The Lightsaber and LEDs Workspace

What has three screens, a couple test servers, and a lightsaber? Possibly a remote rebel-sponsored code farm, but also today's featured workspace.
Lifehacker reader cGarst has put together a simple and uncluttered workspace for himself. A combination of dark colors—green on the walls and black for the work surface, chair, and file cabinet—combined with downlighting provided by some inexpensive IKEA LED pucks makes for a dramatic workspace.
You can click on the photo above or this one below to get a closer look. If you want additional information about things in the picture check out the photo notes on his Flickr stream at the link below

If you have a workspace of your own to show off, throw the pictures on your Flickr account and add it to the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool. Include some details about your setup and why it works for you, and you just might see it featured on the front page of Lifehacker.

Remains of the Day: The Declaration of Google Wave Edition

The Declaration of Independence hits Google Wave, Firefox CPU problems are causing some laptops heating issues, and a brilliant little application may someday your webcam into an impressive 3D scanner.

• Declaration of Independence on Google Wave
  Folks may or may not ever catch onto Google Wave for productive purposes, but it's been gangbusters for fun ideas like this Declaration of Independence wave. (You'll need a Wave account.) [Google Wave]
• Thanksgiving themes for Firefox
  Weblog Mozilla Links rounds up a few fun Thanksgiving-themed Firefox personas for your one-click skinning enjoyment. [Mozilla Links]
• Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem
  Firefox CPU usage problems can is apparently causing some problems on laptops, particularly of the ultraportable variety. [CNET]
• Amazing Software Turns Cheap Webcam Into Instant 3D Scanner
  A very cool 3D-scanning software turns your regular old webcam into a saucy 3D scanner. [Wired]